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2004年21世纪英语演讲比赛冠军演讲

TheDoorsThatAreOpentoUs

Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen,thetitleofmyspeechtodayis“TheDoorsThatAreOpentoUs.”

Theotherdaymyauntpaidmeavisit.Shewasoverjoyed.“Igotthehighestmarkinthemid-termexamination!

”shesaid.Don’tbesurprised!

Myauntisindeedastudent,tobeexact,acollegestudentattheageof45.

　　Lastyear,sheputasideherprivatebusinessandsignedupforaone-yearfull-timemanagementcourseinacollege.“ThiswasthewisestdecisionIhaveevermade!

”shesaidproudlylikeateenagegirl.Toher,collegeisalwaysarightplacetopickupnewideas,andnewideasalwaysmakeherfeelyoung.

　　“Comparedwiththelate’70s,”shesays,“nowcollegestudentshavemanydoors.”Myauntcannothelpbutrecallherfirstcollegeexperiencein1978whencollegedoorsbegantobere-openedaftertheCulturalRevolution.ShewasassignedtostudyengineeringdespiteherdesiretostudyChineseliterature,andafewyearslater,thegovernmentsenthertoworkinaTVfactory.

　　Iwasshockedwhenshefirsttoldmehowshehadhadnochoiceinhermajorandjob.Lookatustoday!

Somanydoorsareopentous!

Ibelievetherehaveneverbeensuchabundantopportunitiesforself-developmentaswehavetoday.Andmyaunttoldmethatweshouldreachourgoalsbygraspingalltheseopportunities.

　　ThefirstdoorIseeistheopportunitytostudydifferentkindsofsubjectsthatinterestus.Myauntsaidshewashappytostudymanagement,butshewasalsohappythatshecouldattendlecturesonancientChinesepoetryandonShakespeareandrama.Asformyself,IamanEnglishmajor,butImayalsogotolecturesonhistory.Tome,ifcollegeeducationinthepastemphasizedspecialization,now,itemphasizesfreeandwell-roundeddevelopmentofeachindividual.Soallthefineachievementsofhumancivilizationareopentous.

　　Theseconddooristhedoortotheoutsideworld.Learninggoesbeyondclassroomsandnationalboundaries.Myauntremembersherpreviouscollegedaysasmonotonousandevencallshergeneration“frogsinawell.”Buttoday,astheworldbecomesaglobalvillage,itisimportantthatourneighboursandwebeopen-mindedtolearnwithandfromeachother.Ihavemanyfellowinternationalclassmates,andIamapplyingtoanexchangeprogramwithauniversityabroad.Asformyaunt,sheisplanningtogetanMBAdegreeintheU.K.whereherdaughter,mycousin,isnowdoingherMaster’sdegreeinbiochemistry.Wearenowtakingtheopportunitytostudyoverseas,andwhenwecomeback,we’llputtousewhatwehavelearntabroad.

　　Thethirddooristhedoortolife-longlearning.Asnewideasappearallthetime,wealwaysneedtoacquirenewknowledge,regardlessofourage.Naturally,myauntherselfisthebestexample.Manyofmyaunt’scontemporariessaythatsheisamazinglyup-to-dateforamiddle-agedwoman.Shesimplyresponds,“Agedoesn’tmatter.Whatmattersisyourattitude.Youmaythinkit’sstrangethatIamstillgoingtocollege,butIdon’tthinkI’mtoooldtolearn.”Yes,sheisright.Sincethegovernmentremovedtheagelimitforcollegeadmissionsin2001,therearealreadysomeuntraditionalstudents,sittingwithusinthesameclassrooms.Likethesepeople,myauntisoldbutsheisveryyounginspirit.Withincredibleenergyanddetermination,sheembodiesbothtraditionandmodernity.

Thedoorsopentousalsoposechallenges.Forinstance,wearefacedwiththechallengeofabalancedlearning,thechallengeofpreservingourfinetraditionwhilelearningfromtheWest,andthechallengeoflearningcontinuouslywhilecarryingheavyresponsibilitiestoourworkandfamily.So,eachdoorisatestofourcourage,abilityandjudgment,butwiththesupportofmyteachers,parents,friendsandmyaunt,IbelieveIcanmeetthechallengeheadon.WhenIreachmyaunt’sage,IcanbeproudtosaythatIhavewalkedthroughdozensofdoorsandwill,intheremainderofmylife,walkthroughmanymore.PossiblyIwillgobacktocollege,too.

•Areyouafraidofmakingmistakesthatcauseembarrassment?

•Isenteringaneliteuniversitytheonlywaytosuccess?

•Howdoyoudefine“defeat”and“victory”?

Whatmightensureyoursuccess?

•Howshouldyoutakeyourcollegelife?

Apersonshouldtakehis/hercollegelifeforanexperiment.He/sheshouldnotbeafraidofmakingmistakesbcsitisonluthroughtrialanderrorthatonecanfindhis/herrealselfandfindinghis/herrealselfistheultimatepurposeofcollegeeducation.Collegeallowsonetomakemassivemistakes.

•DiscussionQs（writingassignment）:

•FreshmanManual

•I’mstartingcollegeattheuniversityofFloridaandI’mexcitedbutIfindmyself

•unsureofwhattoexpect.Ihaveaboyfriendthatwillbeliving5hoursaway.anyadviceregardingkeepingordroppingrelationshipsasafreshman,difficultyofclasses,eatinghabits,homesickness,dormissues.

•-thebestadviceforacollegefreshman

•-collegesurvivaltipsforFreshman?

•Enigma

•love-devotion

feeling-emotion

don'tbeafraidtobeweak

don'tbetooproudtobestrong

justlookintoyourheartmyfriend

thatwillbethereturntoyourself

thereturntoinnocence

•thereturntoinnocence

•ifyouwant,thenstarttolaugh

•ifyoumust,thenstarttocry

•beyourselfdon'thide

•justbelieveindestiny

•don'tcarewhatpeoplesay

•justfollowyourownway

•don'tgiveupandusethechance

•toreturntoinnocence

•

Backgroundinformation

（1）

•Aboutthetextandtheauthor

•

•Thetext,writtenbyEvelynHerald（contemporary）,appearedinNutshellmagazinein1989.

Backgroundinformation

（2）

•Nutshellmagazine

•Nutshellisaproject,abrainchild,arepositoryofimponderables.Infact,asawisemansaid,it's"AnAnthologyofMiscellany".It'saspecialconnectionbetweentheinternetandthefeverishimaginationsthatactasamediumbetweenthiswakingworldandthelandwherelittlecreaturesrunaboutwaitingtobecaughtandlabeled'CreativeIdeas'.

•Well,"actually",it'samonthly,web-basedmagazinewithanemailnewslettercomponent.Interestedpeoplesignupforthenewsletterandthustheygetadigestofthecurrentmonth'scontentmailedtothem.Thenewslettercontainsshort,interestingstorieswhilethewebsitecontainsgreaterdetailforyoutodiveinto.

Backgroundinformation（3）

•1.Let'sstartfromverybeginningagain.

•我们再从头开始吧。

•2.Let'sgobacktosquareone.

•我们重新开始吧。

•3.Let'sgobacktothedrawingboard.

•我们重新开始吧。

•4.Let'sstartfromscratchagain.

•我们重新开始吧。

•5.Let'sdoitalloveragain.

•我们重新来过吧。

•6.Let'smakeafreshstart.

•我们重新开始吧。

•7.Let'sstartfromzeroagain.

•我们再从零开始吧。

•8.Let'sgetbacktothestartingpoint.

•我们回到起点吧。

•9.I'mafraidwe'llhavetoscraptheplanandredoitcompletely.

•我们恐怕得放弃这个计划然后全部重来。

•10.Let'srollitbacktothebeginning.

•我们回到起点吧。

•

•Fresh

•

•beasfreshasadaisytobefullofenergyandenthusiasm.It'sbeenalongdrivebutgivemeacupofteaandI'llsoonfeelfreshasadaisy.

•freshfromsomewhere（British,American&Australian）

•tohavejustfinishededucationortraininginaparticularschoolorcollegeandnothavemuchexperience.Ourcourseistaughtbyayoungprofessorfreshoutoflawschool.

•befreshoutofsomething（American&Australian）

•tohavejustfinishedorsoldasupplyofsomething,andhavenomoreleft.

•Sorry,we'refreshoutofbreadthismorning.

•abreathoffreshair

•someoneorsomethingthatisnewanddifferentandmakeseverythingseemmoreexciting.Angela'slikeabreathoffreshairwhenshecomestostay.Afterallthecriticism,hispositivecommentscameasabreathoffreshair.

•getfresh

•toshowbyyouractionsorwordsthatyouwanttohavesexwithsomeone.Ifhetriestogetfreshwithyou,tellhimtokeephishandstohimself.（usually+with）

•getfreshwithsomeone（American&Australian）

•totalktosomeoneinanimpolitewayorbehaveinawaywhichshowsyoudonotrespectthem.Don'tyougetfreshwithme,younglady!

IITextAnalysis

•Inthisautobiographicalessay,EvelynHeraldrecountsherembarrassingmomentsduringherfirstdaysofcollege.Withachronologicallybalancedpatternofnarration,theauthorfocusesonthreeincidents–sittinginthewrongclass,fallingdowninthecafeteriaandwitnessingtheupper-classfootballplayerhavingthesameexperience.Couplingnarrationwithdescription,shegivesusadetailedaccountoftheprocess,theafter-effectandthesignificantinsightintoherself.

TextStructure

–Para1

–Introductoryparagraph

–Para2-9

–Theauthorrecallsafewincidentsduringherfirstdaysofcollege.

–Para10-14

–Concludingpart

Structureofthetext

（2）

–Unlikeanexpositorywriting,whichusuallyexpressesthemainideainathesisstatement,inanarrativewriting,thepointisshownthroughdialogues,actionsorevents.Thethreeincidentsthataretreatedexpansivelyinthisessayarerelatedtooneanotherbytheirimplicitmessages-themistakestheauthormadeandherreactiontowardsthemistakes.Itwasinthisprocessthattheauthorachievedsignificantinsightintoherself.

Para1

•Whatisthefirstsceneofthenarration?

Alonelyhelplessgirlinaparkinglot.

•Whatdoes“first-gradish”mean?

Q1:

Foolish,childish

First-gradish:

havingthequalitiesandcharacteristicsofafirst-gradestudent.Thefirst-gradishfeelingisamixtureofhelpless,disorientation,self-consciousness,andalackofconfidence.

•Whydidtheauthorhavetheimpressionthat“everyoneoncampuswaswatchingme”?

Q2:

Theauthor,beingover-sensitive.Wasuneasywithheridentit